योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-96, verse-39

शाश्वतेनैकरूपेण निश्चयेन विना स्थितिः ।
येन सा चित्तमित्युक्ता तस्माज्जातमिदं जगत् ॥ ३९ ॥

śāśvatenaikarūpeṇa niścayena vinā sthitiḥ ,
yena sā cittamityuktā tasmājjātamidaṃ jagat 39

39. śāśvatena eka-rūpeṇa niścayena vinā sthitiḥ
yena sā cittam iti uktā tasmāt jātam idam jagat

39. yā sthitiḥ śāśvatena eka-rūpeṇa niścayena vinā
sā yena cittam iti uktā tasmāt idam jagat jātam

39. That state (sthiti) which exists without an eternal, unchanging, and definite nature is called the mind (citta); from that very mind, this world (jagat) is born.

Words meanings summery:

• शाश्वतेन (śāśvatena) - eternal, perpetual

• एक-रूपेण (eka-rūpeṇa) - unchanging (uniform, of one nature)

• निश्चयेन (niścayena) - by definite nature (by certainty, by definitive nature)

• विना (vinā) - without, except

• स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - state (sthiti) (state, existence, stability, condition)

• येन (yena) - by which (characteristic of lacking permanence) (by which, because of which)

• सा (sā) - that (feminine)

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind (citta) (mind, consciousness)

• इति (iti) - thus, as such

• उक्ता (uktā) - called, said, declared

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that, therefore

• जातम् (jātam) - born, produced, arisen

• इदम् (idam) - this

• जगत् (jagat) - world (jagat) (world, universe)

Words meanings and morphology

शाश्वतेन (śāśvatena) - eternal, perpetual

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śāśvata

śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, constant, permanent

Note: Qualifies 'eka-rūpeṇa niścayena'.

एक-रूपेण (eka-rūpeṇa) - unchanging (uniform, of one nature)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of eka-rūpa

eka-rūpa - uniform, homogeneous, of one kind or nature

Compound type : bahuvrihi (eka+rūpa)

• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral/adjective
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'niścayena'.

निश्चयेन (niścayena) - by definite nature (by certainty, by definitive nature)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of niścaya

niścaya - certainty, decision, conviction, definitive nature

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Governed by 'vinā'; construed as neuter here due to agreement with adjectives.

विना (vinā) - without, except

(indeclinable)

स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - state (sthiti) (state, existence, stability, condition)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - state, condition, existence, stability, permanence

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject of the first clause, implicitly qualified by 'yā'.

येन (yena) - by which (characteristic of lacking permanence) (by which, because of which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Refers to the characteristic of the state (sthiti) being without eternal, uniform, and definite nature.

सा (sā) - that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to 'sthitiḥ'.

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind (citta) (mind, consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, consciousness, heart, intellect

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: The predicate noun in the passive construction.

इति (iti) - thus, as such

(indeclinable)

उक्ता (uktā) - called, said, declared

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, called, declared

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √vac (to speak), feminine nominative singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'sā' and 'sthitiḥ'.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that, therefore

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'cittam'; 'from that (mind)'.

जातम् (jātam) - born, produced, arisen

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, happened

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'idam jagat'.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here, now

Note: Qualifies 'jagat'.

जगत् (jagat) - world (jagat) (world, universe)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings

present active participle

Present active participle of √gam (to go), used as a noun.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'jātam'.